Waning · 6.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
27.2days
Moon phase on August 20, 1941Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 20, 1941, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 27.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.2 dMoon age
386,690 km240,278 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 20, 1941 is on Thursday, August 7, 1941 at 05:38 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, August 22, 1941 at 18:34 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, August 15, 1941 | 01:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, August 22, 1941 | 18:34 |
The Moon around August 20
More about this date
Wednesday, August 20, 1941 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 24, 1941 to the new moon of August 22, 1941, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1941, or the whole moon calendar 1941.
- The same date one year apart: 1940 · 1942.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.